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North Carolina tailback Giovani Bernard is one of 16 semifinalists for the 2012 Maxwell Award for the Collegiate Player of the Year. Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced the
2012 semifinalists Monday.

Bernard leads the nation in all-purpose yards per game, punt return average and scoring per game. He is alslo third in the country in rushing. In seven games this season, Bernard has 930 rushing yards and has scored 15 touchdowns.

Last season, the Maxwell Award went to Andrew
Luck from Stanford University while the Bednarik went to Tyrann Mathieu of LSU.
Luck is now the starting quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts.

The winners of the 76th Maxwell Award and the 18th Chuck
Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football
Awards Show which will be broadcast on ESPN on December 6, 2012. Three
finalists for each award will be announced on November 19, 2012 and a second
round of voting will take place at that time. The formal presentation of these
awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club's Awards Gala which will be
held on Friday, March 1, 2013 at the Harrah's Entertainment Complex in Atlantic
City, New Jersey. Semifinalist voting for both of the collegiate awards
presented by the Maxwell Football Club will begin on Tuesday, October 30th and
close on Sunday November 18th. Eligible voters include Maxwell Football Club
members, NCAA Head Football Coaches, Sports Information Directors and selected
national media. All Semifinalists are listed in alphabetical order with the
player's school, position and class designated.